Instrument cluster gauges suddenly stopped working?

Check Guage light is on. Battery gauge is pinned to the right, or high I guess. Stereo cuts in and out. Truck still runs. Worried that if I drive it that it will fry something. Battery is new, master computer was replaced about 8 months ago, truck just has ignition wire problem that was fixed. Any ideas as to what this could be? Thanks

Wow I have the same exact problem. I replaced my engine in my dodge and about a month or two later My gauges went out. I bought a new speed sensor and installed it but it was no good. I then went to my friends shop he had a scanner and he could not find anything wrong. Its been two yrs I still havent found the problem but when I was my engine my gauges work for a little bit. Im sure it is a wire or something. Jacobandnicolas would you know where exactly the ground wire/s would be at?

I have no gauges working no fuel to motor no lights on inside truck. The truck will start and run for a few seconds then dies like it ran out of gas. I check the fuel pressure and theres none. I changed computer, ignition switch, coil, just stumped by this. All fuses and relays seem good. Also if I push brake in with the key on it the check engine light and another light comes on. Have tried to hook odb2 scanner to it with it not recognizing the truck. Pulled all sensor plugs off one at a time with no success. Dont know where to go from here

1997 Dodge Dakota

I have a 1997 Dodge Dakota with a 5.2L. I was involved in an accident and it crushed the front driver's side of the truck. It basically only smashed the front headlight. I am in the process of replacing the front clip. When I went to take the headlight assembly out I took all the bulbs out and tucked the wires from the assembly inside the hole where the wires were coming out of right next to the fuse box right inside the engine compartment. I did not have the battery disconnected (I know stupid of me). I then went around and noticed that the dome light inside the truck was off. Everything inside the truck does not work besides the illumination around the gages and the cigarette lighter. But none of the gages, radio, dome light, or the mirrors work. I've gone through and checked all the fuses and they're all good. I am not sure if it might be an actual relay or a wiring problem. Before all this happened, everything worked. There was no spark or any short when I put the wires inside that I saw. Is there some way that I can check the relays? All the relays that I saw on the panel diagram didn't say anything about the gages or any interior components. There is one relay type thing inside the fuse box in the cab but I am not what it is for. Any Suggestions? Please I need professional help on this one only.

Well I have a 1996 dodge dakota and the fuse box under the hood has a fuse for interior stuff my blew and nothing worked on the inside so look at the fuses and that may be the problem

Truck was running fine went to restart gauges wont come up spins over wont run

This could just be a blown fuse. I have the following diagnostics information, that I got for my 1998 Dakota when I was having a fuel gauge problem. Hopefully it will help you.

1. If the indicator lamps operate, but none of the gauges operate, go to Step 2. If all of the gauges and the data bus message-controlled indicator lamps are inoperative, go to Step 5.

2. Check the Ignition-Off Draw (IOD) fuse in the junction block. If OK, go to Step 3. If not OK, repair the shorted circuit or component as required and replace the faulty fuse.

3. Check for battery voltage at the IOD fuse in the junction block. If OK, go to Step 4. If not OK, repair the open circuit as required.

4. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Remove the instrument cluster. Connect the battery negative cable. Check for battery voltage at the fused B( +) circuit cavity of the instrument cluster wire harness connector (connector A) If OK, go to the Self-Diagnostic Test. If not OK, repair the open circuit to the IOD fuse as required.

5. Check the fused ignition switch output (run/start) fuse in the junction block. If OK, go to Step 6. If not OK, repair the shorted circuit or component as required and replace the faulty fuse.

6. Turn the ignition switch to the On position and check for battery voltage at the fused ignition switch output (run/start) fuse in the junction block. If OK, go to Step 7. If not OK, repair the open circuit to the ignition switch as required.

7. Turn the ignition switch to the Off position. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
Reinstall the instrument cluster. Connect the battery negative cable. Turn the ignition switch to the On position. Set the parking brake. The red brake warning lamp should light. If OK, go to Step 8. If not OK, go to Step 9.

8. Turn the ignition switch to the Off position. Turn on the park lamps and adjust the panel lamps dimmer rheostat to the full bright position. The cluster illumination lamps should light. If OK, go to Step 10. If not OK, repair the power ground circuit from the instrument cluster wire harness connector (connector A) to ground as required.

9. Turn the ignition switch to the Off position. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
Remove the instrument cluster. Connect the battery negative cable. Turn the ignition switch to the On position. Check for battery voltage at the fused ignition switch output (run/start) circuit cavity of the instrument cluster wire harness connector (connector A) If OK, go to the Self-Diagnostic Test. If not OK, repair the open circuit to the junction block fuse as required.

10. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Remove the instrument cluster. Check for continuity between the logic ground circuit cavity of the instrument cluster wire harness connector (connector A) and a good ground. There should be continuity. If OK, go to the Self-Diagnostic Test. If not OK, repair the open circuit to ground as required.